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Scientific Name | Gladiolus macneilii Oberm. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/14 |
Assessor(s) | M. Lötter, J.E. Burrows & L. von Staden |
Justification | Confined to a small area on dolomites at the summit of Abel Erasmus Pass (EOO<20 km² and AOO<10 km²). The location is communally owned and severely overgrazed and over-utilized for firewood. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Abel Erasmus Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Poung Dolomite Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Grassland and light woodland, in loamy soil on very rocky ground on dolomite outcrops. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gladiolus macneilii Oberm. | CR B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Gladiolus macneilii Oberm. | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Gladiolus macneilii Oberm. | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Lötter, M., Burrows, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2006. Gladiolus macneilii Oberm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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